Striking claim from Özgür Özel: Secret witness in IMM investigation attempted suicide

CHP Chairman Özgür Özel held the 'Defending the National Will' rally in Sultanbeyli. Özel made a notable statement during the rally. Özgür Özel announced that a person codenamed 'Çınar,' one of the secret witnesses mentioned in the investigation into the Istanbul Metropolitan Municipality (IMM), had attempted suicide.

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Striking claim from Özgür Özel: Secret witness in IMM investigation attempted suicide

In his speech, Özgür Özel stated, “Let me express a bombshell here that we will be talking about a lot.

They had a falling out with the secret witness Çınar. They started not letting Çınar onto the 7th floor at the courthouse.

This Çınar attempted suicide on the 6th floor! The person in that suicide incident is none other than Çınar himself,” he said.

The CHP Chairman's statement has caused a major stir in public opinion. No confirmation or statement has yet been made by official authorities regarding the matter.

The aforementioned “Çınar” is known as one of the most critical witnesses in the investigation into the Istanbul Metropolitan Municipality based on allegations of “personnel affiliated with terrorism.”

Özel's remarks have brought new debates to the agenda regarding both the course of the investigation and the secret witness system.

Striking claim from Özgür Özel:
Secret witness in IMM investigation attempted suicidehttps://t.co/nZIDCLEXj6 pic.twitter.com/NcMhLgDAMc
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